Leadership (Period Period 4)
Course Description
Leadership Course Philosophy: “promoting the power of education with a sense of belonging.” If students are in a school which connects their academics with people, other students and activities, the results will be a nurturing, motivating, educational environment inspiring learning and promoting successful individuals.
Course Description: The purpose of this course is to help you develop leadership skills such as goal setting, decision making, planning, organizing, implementing, citizenship, dependability, etc. You will be given opportunity in class, and outside of class to learn new skills, and improve existing leadership traits. A majority of your assignments will involve practical experience outside of the classroom.
Course Outline: Students will attend class or group discussions on planning activities, after which they will outline and organize appropriate activities. Following the activity, students will create a procedure file and prepare a brief analysis of the activity. Students will also be assigned to rotating events with various areas of responsibility, to which they will report for various lengths of time.
Assessments:
California Director of Activities State Standards Written Assignments
Oral Presentations Teacher Observation
Group Projects Class Participation
Binder Reports Class Discussion
Self Evaluation